Women's Tennis Headline

Monday May 9, 2011Coach Roland Thornqvist Previews NCAA First Round

University
of Florida women’s tennis head coach Roland Thornqvist met with the
media on Monday and previewed the opening round of the NCAA Championships which
gets underway on Sat., May 14 at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex.

The
Gators (25-1) are the No. 2 overall seed in the 64-team draw and play host to
South Carolina State (16-2) beginning at Noon, ET.

The
other first-round match played in Gainesville features Arizona (15-6) against
South Carolina (13-10) at 9 a.m. on Saturday. The second-round match will be
held on Sun., May 15 at 1 p.m. in Gainesville.

Coach
Thornqvist fielded questions and talked about what it will take for his team to
advance, as well as on sophomore standouts Lauren Embree (Marco Island,
Fla.) and Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.).